Productivity is such a popular topic we are all looking for ways to use our time better and the best productivity hacks. Your morning sets the tone for the rest of the day, if you have a productive and positive morning you are more likely to have a great day.
This does not mean you have to be up at 5am everyday, being up at 5am for example is not for everyone. You have to find the right time for yourself, that happy time to wake up. Making the effort to wake up a little earlier however does give you the advantage of more time for personal tasks before your work day gets started.
I am sharing 5 strategies you can use in your morning routine to make your morning productive and have a successful day.
1. Have a good nights sleep
Sleep plays such an important role in good health and well-being. It helps protect your physical and mental health, safety and your quality of life. How you feel during the day is effected by how you sleep. Having a good sleep routine means you can wake up refreshed, recharged and ready for the day. Your ability to stay motivated and focused are definitely heightened with better sleep.
2. Write your to-do list of tasks the night before
Preparing your to-do lists the night before is a great way to start fresh in the morning. You can wake up and can start your tasks when you are ready, rather than spending your morning planning out your day and wasting time that you could have been working on those tasks already. You will be starting your day of prepared and organised.
For me I like wake up and knowing exactly what tasks need to be done that day and I do not to have to think about planning. I can just start checking those tasks off the list, it such a good feeling ha ha!
3. Positive affirmations
Positive affirmation is the practise of positive thinking and self-empowerment allowing you to have the attitude to achieve success. Journaling in any capacity is such a beneficial task for your mental health and well-being. Taking 5 minutes in the morning to write can help you to challenge and overcome that self-sabotaging and negative thoughts. Writing down positive affirmations means you can start your day off on a positive step and confident about plans for the day. Gratitude also plays a bit part of this process too.
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4. Nourish Your Body
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5. Do NOT reach straight for your phone
Taking the time to wake up properly and getting ready for the day before delving into your phone is so much more beneficial. The information overload that hits you before you have had time to fully wake up can interfere with your ability to prioritise your tasks. By checking your phone all the thoughts, ideas and focuses are taken over by the new messages, notifications and your emails. Those people monopolise your time on their agenda rather than on your schedule.
You have the ability to make your morning a productive one and set a positive tone for your day. Make sure you are not falling into the thought that you have to be productive 100% of the time, however having a solid productive morning when you want to can make you feel so good in yourself.
Do you have set things you do in the morning to be productive? I’d love to hear in the comments.
I completely agree that not reaching for your phone first thing really helps! Also I do pretty much all of these 😊 xx
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Great post with great tips! Thank you for sharing 😊 xx
I think making your to-do list the night before is a great tip! I have also found that I have to prevent myself from sitting/working on the couch or I won’t get as much work done in the morning. 🙂
Jenna ♥
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That’s a good tip too! Thank you for reading and commenting.
Having a morning routine really helps me have a productive morning. If I don’t do my usual routine, I feel pretty out of whack!
Me too! It has been so much more helpful in having a productive day. Thank you for reading.
I am still working on it. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Great tips! I really need to get out of the habit of checking my phone first thing 🙈
These are fab tips! I’ve recently started to write my to-do list the night before and it’s definitely helped. There’s something so satisfying by ticking off a to-do list, it makes you feel like you’d had such a productive day – thanks for sharing!
I’ve been trying to not reach so much for my phone in the morning and throughout the day!! I also really love your first tip as well x
Thank you lovely x
I hope you manage to achieve a couple of these
This post is very beneficial for me. Thank you very much for posting this!
Uggghh the last one is so hard to do. That’s the 1st thing I check in the morning. 🤦🏻♀️😅
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I am terrible for picking my phone up straight away in the morning, But I do use that time to get blog stuff done first thing before I hit work. I must get on the positive affirmation thing though as I think it could really help me!
Thanks for sharing Lauren x
I love the idea of writing a to-do list the night before, that’s such a good idea! I’m totally trying that out. Great post!
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I gave up trying to not reach for my phone but I’m making it a habit to not check social media the moment I wake up. I find exercising in the morning works for me too. These are great tips, thank you for sharing! 💙
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You have some great tips here!! My mornings always start woth breakfast in bed with my husband (Unless he is working mornings which is rare) and we always chill for half hour or so either talking or watching an episode of something to fully wake up. My biggest habit is grabbing my phone to check everything, but I’m going to try and stop that!! Xx
Very helpful post! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for these amazing points. Need to strongly work on it.
Hi Lauren. Great tips there for a productive morning. I particularly like the idea of doing the ‘To Do’ list the night before. Depending on what it is that you have to do this could help to get your sub-conscious working on certain problems while you sleep!
What I find really helps if you have a ‘Must Do’ list is to ‘Out of Office’ your emails and ‘phone. I know some of you reading this comment just had a mini-meltdown at the very prospect of doing this but sometimes you just need to focus on the important stuff and ignore the distractions!
I love to get up, dress, clean my room, and eat, before I even look at a to-do list, and I think it makes for a fresher morning! While it is amazing to get plenty done during the day, it is also good to feel good about getting just one thing done and heading into the next day with a fresh slate.
A glass of cold water is my favorite pick-me-up too! Thanks so much for sharing. 🙂
You forgot coffee….. just kidding. Great post. I like to do a few stretches in the morning as well. Especially important for those of us that sit at a desk most of the day.
Writing the to do list the night before is smart. It saves time in the morning and probably gets you right to it. I’m going to give this a try. Thanks
I love writing to do lists the night before. It greatly calms my mind!
Great tips. I really needed this
I nurse my baby then do a quick workout to start my day. It has been refreshing ad I feel more energized which I need with 3 kiddos!
My problem is definitely reaching straight for my phone! That is something I need to work on. I will definitely be using some of these tips because I rarely have productive mornings lol!
Thanks for sharing, these are great tips to have a great monring, I need to write more of a list to do 🙂
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That’s a great suggestion! 😊
This summer I started writing down my task at night and wow how it has changed my life. My next goal is to start journaling writing affirmations and what I’m grateful for. I love this!! I already eat breakfast don’t ever skip it … lol
Definitely guilty of reaching for my phone first thing! These are all super great tips for kicking procrastinating habits to the curb!
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Lately I’ve been doing a great big morning stretch or sun salutation and have noticed how amazingly different my body feels by the end of the day! Positive affirmations have also made such a significant improvement in my life, I cant remember what I was doing before hahaha Loving the positive energy from this post, thanks so much for sharing!! Definitely looking for ways to improve my mornings now that I’m back to working full time.
xo Bri
I’m guilty of doing every step wrong here every morning. But I think the phone part is a big one. I start being less productive right as I grab it when I wake up
I’m guilty of doing the opposite of all of these. I grab my phone each morning And productivity shoots down.
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To get me ready in the morning, I give myself a chance to wake up. I listen to the birds outside and to stretch underneath my duvet. I also drink a glass of water after I get up! It’s amazing how dehydrated you get when you sleep!
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I love making lists! I feel so much more productive when I can check things off. Plus, I like being able to see everything I need to do so I don’t forget anything
Drinking water makes the world of difference! It keeps you awake and I always feel more productive!
Love, Amie ❤
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That’s a great tip, thank you!
A good nights sleep is so important! When I’ve had a great sleep I’m way more productive the next day 🙂
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Lauren, Amazing ideas that definitely increase our productivity. From my observations a morning basic exercises or jog just for 10 minutes will improve productivity a lot. Wonderful insights 😍😍
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Every time I have a good nights sleep I feel more awake and able to take care of any task. Great tips!
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I find having a routine in the morning and a to do list helps to keep me productive! Also blocking out time to complete tasks helps 😊 great post!
That’s great you have found something that works for you.
These are some great tips! I follow all of them except the eating breakfast. I do intermittent fasting and generally only eat between 1-7pm. Sleep in particular is especially essential, even more so as I’ve gotten older. If I don’t sleep, I can’t think.
I definitely need to work on step 1! I love lists, it helps you stick to an agenda for the day.
Sounds like a great routine
Love this post! I try not to look at my phone…I keep it on silent and do not disturb mode at all times, so that makes it a lot easier. I read my affimations before I get of bed to start my day.
That’s a good idea! Affirmations are great. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Ugh I can’t stop reaching for my phone even though it keeps me in bed a whole hour or two more than I intended! But usually when I get up for the day, I’M UP. I won’t nap or anything. I just wish I’d eat breakfast more lol but I don’t get hungry when wake up?! It’s so weird!
Yeah I have to wait until I am up for a bit before having something to eat, however there are some days I wake up super hungry ha ha!
Great tips! Personally, I feel like making a list the night before is the best thing I can do to ensure I’m productive. And the feeling of ticking something off a list is a nerdy dopamine hit. I’ll have to work on not reaching for my phone the first thing in the morning though.
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Yes, I am still working on the phone one! Thank you for reading and commenting.
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Great tips!We have recently got into a really good night time routine – making sure the house is clean and we have a plan for the next day helps us stay productive!
I have my list but unfortunately I have failed already this morning on the phone one! Time to grab breakfast and start working my way though my to-do’s.
I am guilty of checking my phone first thing in the morning! I can see what you mean about the information overload. I always feel thirsty when I first wake up so I drink lots of water in the morning, even before I shower or have breakfast. It helps me to feel more awake! xx
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I love getting up early! I always seem to have such a productive day if I’m up early. But I do need to get out of the habit of reaching for my phone as soon as I wake up 😬 Getting stuff ready and prepared the night before certainly helps my morning routine too.
I am guilty of that sometimes, I am trying to work on the phone thing more. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Definitely agree with 4 and 5 at least – I can’t survive without some sort of breakfast at least! And I try to spend less time on my phone, especially as I’m working from home and find it very easy to be distracted!
That’s great you are trying to spend less time on your phone. Thank you for reading and commenting.
I definitely feel I need to get better at this! 😅